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FAA incident report · Airbus A320-232 · Ft Lauderdale, FL · December 26, 2006

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Date
December 26, 2006 · 08:47 local
Place
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport
Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
UALA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N469UA
Reported as
Airbus A320232
Reported engine
IAE V2527A5
People aboard
139
Fatal injuries
0
N469UARegistered now · Airbus Industrie A320-232S/N 1409 · Built 2001Airframe modelAirbus Industrie A320-232Engine modelIAE V2500SERIESTurbo-jet

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On 26 dec 06, united flt. 1564. A regularly sched Airbus A-320 (N469UA) between fll-iad operated by united's low cost unit ted airlines W/133 pax aboard and a crew of six (2 pilots/4 f/as), aborted its take-off at 20 KTS on rwy 27R due to a fire indication on engine #1. There were no injuries and the aircraft sustained no damage. There was no evacuation. A usair flt behind united flt. 1564 waiting for take-off reported seeing debris, prompting the rwy to be closed but united ops sup privacy data omitted stated no debris was found on the rwy. Fire trucks were called but by the time they reached the Airbus, the fire was extinguished, however a residual flame in the exhaust part of the engine prompted the fire department to douse the engine as a precaution. Cockpit inspection found that the fire handle for the #1 engine was pulled and the two fire extinguishing bottles available to fight the fire were armed but not deployed. There was fire evidence behind the engine in the tail pipe area, but none in the engine itself. The engine was sched to be changed. *capt privacy data omitted of united airlines flight safety was (phone) interviewed twice as part of this investigation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON 26 DEC 06, UNITED FLT. 1564. A REGULARLY SCHED AIRBUS A-320 (N469UA) BETWEEN FLL-IAD OPERATED BY UNITED'S LOW COST UNIT TED AIRLINES W/133 PAX ABOARD AND A CREW OF SIX (2 PILOTS/4 F/AS), ABORTED ITS TAKE-OFF AT 20 KTS ON RWY 27R DUE TO A FIRE INDICATION ON ENGINE #1. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE. THERE WAS NO EVACUATION. A USAIR FLT BEHIND UNITED FLT. 1564 WAITING FOR TAKE-OFF REPORTED SEEING DEBRIS, PROMPTING THE RWY TO BE CLOSED BUT UNITED OPS SUP ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ STATED NO DEBRIS WAS FOUND ON THE RWY. FIRE TRUCKS WERE CALLED BUT BY THE TIME THEY REACHED THE AIRBUS, THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED, HOWEVER A RESIDUAL FLAME IN THE EXHAUST PART OF THE ENGINE PROMPTED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO DOUSE THE ENGINE AS A PRECAUTION. COCKPIT INSPECTION FOUND THAT THE FIRE HANDLE FOR THE #1 ENGINE WAS PULLED AND THE TWO FIRE EXTINGUISHING BOTTLES AVAILABLE TO FIGHT THE FIRE WERE ARMED BUT NOT DEPLOYED. THERE WAS FIRE EVIDENCE BEHIND THE ENGINE IN THE TAIL PIPE AREA, BUT NONE IN THE ENGINE ITSELF. THE ENGINE WAS SCHED TO BE CHANGED. *CAPT ^PRIVACY DA^ OF UNITED AIRLINES FLIGHT SAFETY WAS (PHONE) INTERVIEWED TWICE AS PART OF THIS INVESTIGATION.